I am! =) I can't wait! On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Angela R Wingerter < [email protected]> wrote:
> Jill, I am mailing you my check this week for the smokies. Who else is > going from this list? > > Angie Wingerter > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jill in Ky <[email protected]> > *To:* NailTech <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sun, February 28, 2010 8:00:43 PM > > *Subject:* NailTech:: why support large trade shows when they don't > support us nail techs? > > That's the burning question.........why give your money, time, and > effort to support a system that mainly caters to hair? Why do techs > continually go out of their way to attend large trade shows, then come > back and complain about the few nail classes and nail booths? > > My philosophy is that anyone can work without hair, but try letting > them work without hands and feet! > > Perhaps we need a "bus boycott" or a "restaurant counter boycott"? > What about our rights as nail techs to be treated equally with > respect? Or perhaps respect begins by respecting oneself first? After > all these years of routinely being referred to as "the nail girl", > are we content to own that title? > > As a small business owners, we routinely support businesses that treat > us right. If we're treated rudely or indifferently by a company, then > we do not give them our repeat business. Why should choosing a > location to receive nail tech education be any different? > > The grassroots efforts by nail techs to create networking events are > gaining momentum, with new ones popping up all over the country, > mainly because nail techs are frustrated by the steady decline in nail > education at the large industry shows (with the exception of the > Orlando show and kudos to Debbie Doerrlamm for organizing the > corresponding nail tech BBQ). So if you're contemplating going to a > large trade show, please consider supporting the networking events, > too! > > What large trade show gives you lunch? None! You feel lucky to find a > spot to sit on the floor to eat your $5 pizza slice with drink your $4 > soda. No floor sitting at the Smoky Mountain Event, with all the comfy > chairs and massive oak tables! Wander out thru the wall of french > doors onto the tree-shaded balconey overlooking the stream, or rest in > an adirondack chair in front of the Event Center while you eat your > lunch and visit with like-minded nail techs (see photos on my Facebook > page showing techs doing just that). > > When was the last time you received a goodie bag of nail products at a > large trade show? Never! You're shocked just to get a sample, and then > it's usually of a hair product. What a let down! > > Ever win a door prize at a large trade show? Nope! With only 100 guest > reservations accepted, your chances of winning one of the many > fabulous door prizes are extremely good. Everyone at the 1st Smoky > Mountain Event went home with a prize, and the majority of the people > at the 2nd Event did, too! > > Getting tired of milling through the crowd at a large trade show, > trying to find the few nail booths? At the networking events, it's ALL > about the nail techs. Nail techs' are the divas, so we celebrate our > uniqueness by only featuring nail products demo'd by the rock stars of > the nail world! > > Why support an industry that doesn't support you as a nail tech? > Curious to see how you can make a difference? > > Support your nearest nail tech networking event now! > > > > Jill Wright Spa for Nails > 728 Chestnut St. suite 200 > Bowling Green, KY. 42101 > (270) 799-3637 > www.jillsnails.com > [email protected] > http://www.facebook.com/profile.phpid=1073352006 > www.linkedin.com/in/jillwrightntnesmokymtns > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+ > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- Renee Parnell Chattanooga, TN -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
